Germany
country in Central Europe
Named more than in passing in 17 episodes, from 3 April 2025 to 12 November 2026: Peter Zeihan 9 · Paul J. Warburg 8. Wikidata
2026 · 16 episodes
2025 · 1 episodes
November 2026 · 3
5:22
The Problem with the U.S. Power Grid
Peter Zeihan
The U.S. cannot unify its power grids soon because geography and local authority barriers prevent efficient long-distance transmission. Real progress requires adjacent jurisdictions to share resources before attempting national grid unification.
26:22
Russia Just Declared War on...Pizza?
Paul J. Warburg
This isn't a war about weapons. It's not a war about territory.
4:11
France and the UK Choose the Nuclear Option
Peter Zeihan
The UK and France are pursuing nuclear weapons to prevent Germany from feeling secure enough to build its own deterrent. Allowing Germany to develop nukes would recreate the dangerous pressure cooker of 19th-century Europe.
October 2026 · 7
26:41
Ukraine’s D-Day May Be Coming Soon
Paul J. Warburg
Sometimes, when things seem hopeless, all you have to do is hold on and actually have courage long enough for the enemy to break themselves against their own impatience. Personally, I see that as the most likely way this war ends through political change within Russia.
19:38
China Just Got Some Terrible News
Paul J. Warburg
China is afraid of losing Western markets and will not use coercion tactics that threaten its economic survival. Today, China, which traditionally has been more adversarial, finally got a really good check put in place on them.
6:27
The French Protests Were Inevitable
Peter Zeihan
France must cut social programs because its centralized system extracted resources from colonies to fund a welfare state that can no longer be sustained. The protests are inevitable because students and workers face a system custom designed to not cut spending that now has no money.
5:06
The End of Black Sea Shipping
Peter Zeihan
The escalation of naval drone warfare will shut down the Black Sea within days, crippling exports for both Russia and Ukraine. This shutdown represents a major economic hit to both sides as all cargo must now go out by rail through neighboring countries.
5:50
Will Putin Join the Miami G20 Summit?
Peter Zeihan
Putin may use the G20 summit to announce an invasion of a NATO country, forcing Trump to choose between Russia and the alliance. The outcome will determine if the US alliance completely shatters or remains intact.
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31:48
Russia's Banks are Now Preparing for Sudden Collapse
Paul J. Warburg
Russia has entered an economic trap eerily similar to Nazi Germany towards the end of World War II. Russia is destroying its economic future by continuously degrading its system into a slow-moving car crash with no growth.
5:44
Building Out the Power Grid: Large Power Transformers
Peter Zeihan
The United States cannot expand its grid by 50% to support reindustrialization because it lacks domestic large transformer production and faces severe permitting delays. Without significant changes in federal policy and domestic manufacturing, the US will fail to maintain its grid or reindustrialize.
September 2026 · 4
33:31
Is Russia Really Preparing to Attack NATO?
Paul J. Warburg
Russia is unlikely to attack NATO because doing so would open a massive new front while they are already failing in Ukraine. While we should prepare in case we're wrong, we should not fear a Russian attack because it's unlikely to happen.
3:40
Prize Courts Revived for Iran Seizures
Peter Zeihan
The prize court system is being set up in the southern district which includes Houston. This could mean that the rest of this year is going to get really interesting.
18:11
Ukraine Just Sparked a Panic in the Russian Arctic
Paul J. Warburg
Russia's strategy of using its massive size as a defensive advantage is now obsolete. Ukraine is unlocking the entire country, and that hunting season won't end until Russia ends its war.
18:28
Vladimir Putin Just Got the Worst Possible News
Paul J. Warburg
If your population is happy despite whatever trial they're going through, everything else around that shrinks in importance. Because they are winning.
August 2026 · 2
28:31
Something Utterly Bizarre Just Happened in China
Paul J. Warburg
China's technological dominance masks a fundamental weakness caused by massive debt and a lack of domestic energy resources. In the net, in China, what we see is a house of cards that is reported on as if it were a house of steel.
9:10
The Collapse of the World's Strategic Straits - Part 2
Peter Zeihan
The world is shifting from free international waterways to regulated choke points where local powers charge tolls and restrict global trade. This shift creates a new global order where nations near these straits hold immense leverage over energy and commerce.
April 2025 · 1
4:17
Auto Tariffs and the Art of Routine Vehicle Maintenance
Peter Zeihan
The new tariff policy will drive up vehicle costs significantly. The cumulative effect of these tariffs could easily see automobile costs going up by $10,000.